Definition

Noun: 1. Noisy and mischievous merrymaking; boisterous fun: Refers to lively, playful, and often unruly behavior, typically involving laughter, tricks, or pranks.

Usage

• The word is typically used in a plural form ("hijinks") to describe a collective instance or series of playful, rowdy activities.
• It often implies harmless, though sometimes disruptive, fun among a group.
• It is commonly used in informal contexts to describe the behavior of friends, students, or colleagues during social gatherings.

Examples

• The office after hours included a spontaneous paper airplane contest.
• We stayed up late, reminiscing about the college we used to get into.
• The teacher had to step in to calm down the classroom .

Advanced Usage

• "High jinks": This is an older, variant spelling of the same word. "Hijinks" is now the more common form.
  • The novel describes the high jinks of a group of travelers in the 1920s.

Variants and Related Words

• High jinks (n.): An alternate spelling of "hijinks."

Synonyms

• Shenanigans: Mischievous or playful tricks or activities.
• Tomfoolery: Foolish or silly behavior.
• Skylarking: Lively, playful fun or mischief.
• Horseplay: Rough, boisterous play.

Related Idioms

• "Cutting up": Behaving in a silly or boisterous way.
  • The kids were cutting up in the back seat of the car.
• "Raising Cain": Causing a noisy disturbance or trouble.
  • The fans started raising Cain after the controversial call.

Noun

1. noisy and mischievous merrymaking